lake to provide a few weeks longer of sufficient water to float logs down to the mills. The First Nation in the Kennisis area gave up all rights to lands, along the Trent-Severn Waterway due to the Williams Treaty signed in 1923, between the federal government and the tribes of the land. Relics of these nations have been found in the areas of Haliburton where villages of the Hurons were established. In 1955, Hayward and Jones Ltd. of Peterborough obtained an option to buy the shoreline of Big and Little Kennisis from Hay and Co. Hence, the development of Big and Little Kennisis began in 1957 and 1962 respectively. After Hayward and Jones Ltd. sold its lot of land to the Kennisis Lake Development Ltd in 1963, three bridges, a hydro service, and a dam were developed. See also List of lakes in Ontario References External links Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners' Association (KLCOA) History of Kennisis Norah's Island Articles about Norah's Island Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners' Association Boom Sailing Program Lakes of Haliburton County